Yes, and I point this out pretty regularly. However, you sidestepped what I said after that quote, which is that other countries who aren't paralyzed with white guilt and political correctness and who are actually much tougher on Muslims than the US is also keep their embassies in Tel Aviv. There are reasons for that. Trust me. Poland doesn't give a crap about appeasing Muslims.
No, they're not going anywhere. However, we need them much more than we need Israel, and they could leave us much easier than Israel could. In other words, pissing them off to do more to gain even more favor with Israel (which is far more than any country in the world) isn't a smart transaction. And no, I'm not an advocate of kissing Europe's ***. However, I am an advocate of not pissing them off without cause.
I agree that it won't make a difference with Hamas. However, you make that assumption and say, "so why not do it?" I make the same assumption and say, "so why do it?" What national security or economic interest is served by making the move? If there is no answer to that (and I still haven't seen one), then I don't see much basis for doing it.
Like other forms of virtue signalling, the reaction (in both directions) will die down. Who's still talking about Dick's Sporting Goods with their ban on gun sales (or whatever it was)? Nobody. However, it still makes a difference. Dick's put a bad taste in some people's mouths, and long term, they'll probably lose some business because of it. Same thing can happen here.
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